THE HARES AND THE FROGS

HARES, as you know, are very
timid. The least shadow, sends
them scurrying in fright to a
hiding place. Once they decided to die rather than live in such
misery. But while they were
debating how best to meet death,
they thought they heard a noise
and in a flash were scampering off to the warren. On the
way they passed a pond where
a family of Frogs was sitting
among the reeds on the bank.
In an instant the startled Frogs
were seeking safety in the mud.

"Look," cried a Hare, "things
are not so bad after all, for here
are creatures who are even afraid
of us!"

However unfortunate we may think we are there is always someone worse off than ourselves.

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